Motiv, Ericsson to cooperate on LTE expansion

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Russian regional mobile operator Motiv and Ericsson are expanding their strategic partnership to extend Motiv's LTE network in the Urals, reports Telecompaper.com on July 1, 2015. Motiv's 4G grid is due to be developed in the Yekaterinburg, Kurgan, Yugra and Yamal-Nenets regions. Ericsson is the only supplier of the GSM and LTE equipment for Motiv's base stations and backbone network. Under the agreement, Ericsson will deploy new network infrastructure elements and provide support services. Motiv's LTE network now operates in Yekaterinburg, Nizhny-Tagil, Kurgan and Surgut, and will be expanded in other locations.